Herb Hardt

Herbert Hardt (born Graf; 27 November 1905 – 13 May 1978) was an American semi-professional carom billiards player from Chicago, Illinois. A bank clerk by day, Hardt took second place at the 1952 United States Eastern Regional Three-cushion Billiards Championship, thereby qualifying to play as one of ten contestants worldwide in the U.S.-hosted World Three-cushion Billiards Championship of the same year. Hardt came in dead last at the world championship, competing against the best players in the world. Provided by Wikipedia